Coconut/9 recipes

California confection bars with dried figs, sunflower seeds, wheat germ, coconut, and walnuts baked on a graham cracker crust with sweetened condensed milk.

Oyster and plantation soup builds a Caribbean-Creole bisque from ripe plantains, onions, coconut milk, and cream spiked with cayenne, basil, and tarragon, then poaches fresh oysters in their own liquor. A briny-sweet seafood soup with island roots.

Carrot cake layered with grated carrots, crushed pineapple, walnuts, coconut, and raisins, topped with orange-scented cream cheese frosting. Three layers of moist, spiced cake that gets better overnight.

Tropical cheesecake with a coconut-almond crust, creamy pineapple filling, and fresh fruit on top drizzled with chocolate. A showstopping dessert worth the overnight chill.

Steamer clams cooked in a sizzling cast iron skillet over charcoal with coconut milk, lime, ginger, and cilantro. A Thai-inspired grilled seafood dish ready in 30 minutes.

Festive cherry bread with maraschino cherries, flaked coconut, and chopped nuts. A sweet holiday quick bread made with cherry juice for extra flavor. Makes two loaves.

Curried omelette simmered in a spiced coconut milk gravy with turmeric, curry leaves, and lime juice. A South Indian-style egg dish for breakfast or dinner.

Lemonade wafers: crisp, egg-free drop cookies bright with fresh lemon zest and juice, optional coconut topping. Light, sunny cookie that tastes like summer in a single bite.

Layered orange pineapple cake with a crunchy coconut-pecan praline topping, whipped cream frosting, and crushed pineapple baked inside. A showstopper from a box mix.

Gai Thom Kha, Thai coconut chicken soup with lemongrass, galangal, fish sauce, and fresh chilies. Rich, aromatic, and sour-spicy. An authentic Thai soup made from scratch.

This rich and moist cake made of candied cherries, pecans and coconut is bound to have you thinking about seconds.

Moqueca de Peixe is a Bahian fish stew with cod, fresh coconut milk, dendê palm oil, cilantro, and tomato. Authentic Brazilian flavor in 1 hour, served with rice and Farofa.

Thai spicy peanut sauce simmers crunchy peanut butter with red curry paste, lemongrass, shallot, fish sauce and coconut milk. The genuine satay sauce template, thicker and more layered than the takeout version.

Almond macaroon brownies layer a rich chocolate brownie base with a cream cheese, coconut, and almond macaroon topping, finished with a chocolate drizzle. One pan, two indulgent textures.

A sweet coconut rice cake made with glutinous rice flour, coconut milk, and shredded coconut. This traditional Chinese New Year treat bakes up sticky, chewy, and subtly sweet.

Khao niao mamuang, the classic Thai mango sticky rice with coconut cream-soaked glutinous rice, ripe mango slices, and toasted sesame seeds. Sweet, creamy, and tropical.